Richard Allen Academy

Set in Hamilton, Ohio, Richard Allen Academy is a minimally staffed primary school, part of Richard Allen Academy. It caters to 124 students across grades K through 6. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Richard Allen Academy sits 69% leaner than that benchmark.

Richard Allen Academy is a school of Richard Allen Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Richard Allen Academy reports that the largest single group is Black at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 40% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 8% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Richard Allen Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Butler County) records that median household income runs about $81,590, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Butler County runs 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,107 students), of which Richard Allen Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Crawford Woods Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Richard Allen Academy.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting. Richard Allen Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Richard Allen Academy's enrollment has expanded 130% since 2018, when it stood at 54 (now 124). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 98% to 50%. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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